General Question

How can I reset my Mac's Airport settings? I can connect to everything except a very particular case.

I can connect to a diverse array of networks, various places. I can connect to WEP, WPA, etc. But then there is my home network. I can’t work with it if it is set to WEP (which the rest of the family demands, go figure, I don’t care). I tried to disable WEP or use WPA and it works for me. I try to change ESSID and it keeps timing out. So it must be some stuck setting in my Airport definitions. What can I do, any idea?

1. Open System Preferences
2. Select Network
3. Select Advanced
4. Ensure that the Airport tab is selected (it’s the first one)
5. Under Preferred Networks, single-click your home network
6. Click on the - button to delete the network from the list
7. Click OK
8. Quit System Preferences

You can now join the network from scratch. Hopefully this will help resolve the issue.

Is the router an Airport router? If so you need to go into utilities and run the “Airport Admin Utility. Go through all of the settings there. There are quite a few guides for using Airport with Netcom, and other routers etc., usually on the relevant company’s website.

Can you ping the router but not reach the internet? (Ping 192.168.2.1) If youy can ping it, then it will be a security issue, incorrect password or the router has MAC (not Mac as in Apple) address security turned. You will need to enter your computer’s MAC address into the accept list on the router. The address is shown in the “About this Mac” drop down menu.

@DarkScribe the model and brand is what I mention above. The ADSL company doesn’t have a clue. It just says Connection timeout. Anyway, I’m moving out of home as we speak —serious clash of values—, and will be using the 3G connection. So, don’t worry anymore. Thanks.